Athlon 64 TF-20 vs Core i5-4310M

General info

Comparing Core i5-4310M and Athlon 64 TF-20 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1795	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i5	AMD Athlon 64
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	Sherman (2009)
Release date	19 January 2014 (10 years old)	1 May 2009 (14 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	$225	no data
Current price	$288 (1.3x MSRP)	$4.99

Technical specs

Core i5-4310M and Athlon 64 TF-20 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	4	1
Base clock speed	2.7 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	1.6 GHz
Bus support	no data	667 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB	0.1 MB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	3 MB	no data
Chip lithography	22 nm	65 nm
Die size	130 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	95 °C
Number of transistors	960 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-4310M and Athlon 64 TF-20 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	no data
Socket	FCPGA946	S1g1
Power consumption (TDP)	37 Watt	25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-4310M and Athlon 64 TF-20. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	MMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection
AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
VirusProtect	no data	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	-	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Core i5-4310M and Athlon 64 TF-20 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	no data
Anti-Theft	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-4310M and Athlon 64 TF-20 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-4310M and Athlon 64 TF-20. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	no data
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 4600	no data
Max video memory	2 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.25 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-4310M and Athlon 64 TF-20 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-4310M and Athlon 64 TF-20 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	3840x2160@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3840x2160@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over VGA	2880x1800@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-4310M and Athlon 64 TF-20 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	11.2/12	no data
OpenGL	4.3	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-4310M and Athlon 64 TF-20.

PCIe version	3	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Recency	19 January 2014	1 May 2009
Physical cores	2	1
Threads	4	1
Chip lithography	22 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	37 Watt	25 Watt

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